Glycoprotein A is the immunodominant antigen of Pneumocystis carinii in mice following immunization

被引:15
作者
Gigliotti, F
McCool, T
机构
[1] University of Rochester, Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642
来源
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH | 1996年 / 82卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s004360050075
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
A rapid and simple dual enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to quantitate the relative frequency of monoclonal antibodies produced against Pneumocystis carinii glycoprotein A (gpA) or other antigens of P. carinii after immunization with whole organisms. In BALB/cj mice, P. carinii gpA was clearly the immunodominant antigen, with a quarter of all hybridomas secreting antibody directed against this molecule.
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